Kinyarwanda
ni ishyano
nee ee-SHYAH-noh
How to say it
Kinyarwandani ishyanonee ee-SHYAH-nohsoon
Englishthat's terriblesoon
Frenchc'est terriblesoon
Meaning
an exclamation expressing sympathy over a misfortune, "that's terrible" or "what a pity.".
Good to know
that's terrible, too bad
Examples
- Yaguye akomereka, ni ishyano!He fell and got hurt, that's terrible!
- Ese koko ni ishyano nk'uko bivugwa?Is it really as terrible as they say?
- Ntabwo ari ishyano nk'uko wabivuze.It is not as terrible as you said.
- Tuzavuga ni ishyano tumubwiye amakuru.We will say "that's terrible" when we tell him the news.
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